What therapies have you found most effective for managing patients with Darier disease?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
I typically like to always start by educating and addressing local factors (friction, heat, sweating, etc.). Topical retinoids such as tretinoin, adapalene, and tazarotene can be sufficient for some. If secondary infection is present, obviously, that has to be addressed appropriately with topical or...
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at Jefferson Regional Medical Center The patients I have had needed acitretin from the ...
at UCONN I generally use oral retinoids (namely isotretinoi...
A patient of mine with extensive disease involvement, an NRS 10, using a pound of triamcinolone every few days, unable to tolerate systemic retinoids, has completely cleared on Dupixent. He is thrilled to have clear, itch-free skin for the first time in decades!
The patients I have had needed acitretin from the ...
I generally use oral retinoids (namely isotretinoi...